Grasshopper wing (Lophacris cristata)

Charles Krebs · Post by **Charles Krebs** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:41 pm

This is one of the the hind wings. When not in flight, the hind wings fold up like fans against the grasshoppers body, where they are covered by the tegmina (the front pair of wings).

dmillard · Post by **dmillard** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:08 pm

Wonderful images! The third one reminds me of a stained glass window.

David

Harold Gough · Post by **Harold Gough** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:25 am

I agree. If I had to choose one it would be the third but they are all excellent.

Harold

Aynia · Post by **Aynia** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:27 am

Wow they are beautiful.

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:52 am

Superb shots Charles!

augusthouse · Post by **augusthouse** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:33 am

Charlie,

Is there a bit of shift/tilt - Scheimpflug happening here?

Craig

lauriek · Post by **lauriek** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:40 am

Nice work Charles (as we expect from you!)

Craig, I assumed these were stacked. How could you tell the difference between a stack and a 'tilt/shift' shot where the tilt is used to adjust the plane of focus so the whole subject is in focus?

Charles Krebs · Post by **Charles Krebs** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:21 pm

Thanks!

Craig,

No Scheimphlug here, stacks of 5, 5 and 11.

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:12 pm

lauriek wrote:How could you tell the difference between a stack and a 'tilt/shift' shot where the tilt is used to adjust the plane of focus so the whole subject is in focus?

Barring artifacts from the stacking, I don't think you can. And I sure don't see any artifacts in these images.

These wings are beautiful! The use of dark background with reflections from the membranes works perfectly.

--Rik

Gérard-64 · Post by **Gérard-64** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:41 pm

Beautiful as usual!

Graham Stabler · Post by **Graham Stabler** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:17 pm

I'm a bit late but the second is my favourite because I appreciate that amazing structure so much and it is so very clear. Wonderful!

Graham

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:17 pm

Graham Stabler wrote:amazing structure

Any particular part?

I've always been impressed with the way they fold to store and expand to fly. Grasshoppers are good, but it's even better in the beetles where the wings have to get shorter as well as pleated. How do they do that?!

--Rik